The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-20
THE CLAN MA GAEL,
Some Startling Revelations Concern
ing Prominent Men.

New YORK, May 19.-The Mail and
Express says: The Clan ma Gael is So
ciety which numbers among its mem
bers two United States Senators, the
governors of several States, the MAYORS
of dozen cities. as well as Congress
men of national importance. The fight
among the classes has become bitter,
because certain members have been
openly charged with
SELLING THE SECRETS OF THE ORDER
to the British government. which, it is
alleged, has been the means of supply
ing information to the London Times.
The Clan ma Gael Society formed in the
United States after the abortive revC lie
ton OF Ireland during the spring Of 1867
Camps were organized in every city OF
the United States, and every town of
consequence. Brooklyn has nearly a
dozen camps, with a membership of
$500; New York has more; Philadel-
phia follows next; then Chicago, St.
Louis, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Albany San
Francisco, New Haven, Boston, Lowell
Providence, Scranton and Hoossc Fall i.
Powderly was one of the chiefs, when
mayor of Scranton.
THE SOCIETY Is OATH BOUND.
the object being to free Ireland. To-day
the society was not only split in halves.
but one of the members. who is said to
reside in New Haven, is charged with
appropriating $4,000 from the revolu-
tionary funds, and other members of
the supreme executive beard are taxed
with living on assessments drawn from
the members. Open warfare has been
instituted between the leaders and the
camps are divided into almost equal
factions, the seceders taking with them
the name of the Clan ma Gael: Patrick
Egan, Lincoln, Neb. Alex. Sulli van Chi
cago; Col. Mitchell Boiland, Louis Vile;
and Reynolds, New Haven. form the
leaders of the original faction, viii e
John Dewey, William B. Wallace,
Lawyer Golf, of Broadway, are leading
men in the new order of Clan ma Gael.
The cause of the split, which occurred
several months ago, was directly
brought about by the order from the
executive camp, remanding 80 promlE-
ent men. For years there has Teen
Discomfort AMONG THE CAMPS.
The members wondered where the
money was going to they contrib tied
According to the constitution they were
not allowed to ask. The members were
not allowed to know the local officers.
Before the demand came from so per
cent of the 65 camps of this county
Alexander Sullivan and Patrick Egan
secured the expulsion OF John Dewey
and his followers.
OPEN CHARGES OF ROBBERY
were then mads. 1t was alleged that
British spies had gained foothoid in
the order. The result was majority of
the camps refused to turn over 90 per
cent of their receipts to the treasurer.
Some of these camps were promptly eX-
PEELED and others did not wait for ex-
pulsion, but disregarding the oaths,
withdrew from the order. The majority
against the assessment was enormous,
and they withdrew from the organiza-
ton taking with them the name
Clan ma Gael. The new Clan ma Gael
propose to drive Alexander Sullivan,
Patrick Egan and their followers cut of
all Irish societies. They will be placed
upon the blacklist. They refuse to give
the old camps any account of the
moneys expended, claiming it secret
matter. Charges of fraud were made,
affecting in one case men holding pub
lie offices, one in Brooklyn and another
of great prominence in Boston. Rev.
DR.. Belts, a leading Protestant clergy
man of the west, until recently located
at st. Louis, is leader of one of the
factions. He is bitterly denounced by
some persons in New York, who claim
that he knows where the London Times
got its Information from.